Be consistent and blog often. By all means, you do not have to blog every day, you just have to be consistent. For example, do not blog every day for one week and then disappear for two. It is not only annoying, but it will be hard for your readers to follow and know when to check back or what to expect. After a while, they just won't come back. So, be consistent! I’ve found that a blog schedule is very helpful. It keeps me organized and it also helps with writer's block; I know exactly what I want to write about and when.
Interact with other bloggers. Try to leave meaningful comments; not a one liner like “Good post” or “I followed you so please follow me back”. No, those type of comments do not attract good attention. You will be labeled as a “spammer”. So, follow and interact with those that really interest you.
Use pictures. What grabs your attention more- a long wordy blog post or a post with an intriguing picture and few words? Use pictures along with your words to tell the story.
Be Creative. Host a giveaway or blog hop. This one can bring in a lot of new followers since it is usually required to become a follower in order to enter. Your views can go from 10 views per day to over 100..
Ask a question at the end of your posts. It gives readers a reason to leave a comment.
Be Informative. Update your twitter, facebook, and pinterest when you update your blog.
Keep it Simple. You know how people hate cluttered spaces… Well, they hate a cluttered blog too.. Blogs that look disorganize and have ads and/or popups popping up everywhere is extremely annoying. I do not follow these type of blogs . So, please try to keep your blog design as simple as possible.
Be original. Don’t copy others or steal their contents. If you do decide to do something similar, don't just copy, be inspired by it and make it your own. Remember, readers/customers like originality. They want you to Just Be you.
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So, how have you been getting your followers? Any additional tips or advices you would like to add?
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ReplyDeleteGood tips, thank you.
ReplyDeleteFor the "I followed you so please follow me back", I have had a lot of comments like this, people who doesn't even watch what's in your blog!! But the most funny are the ones like: "I'll follow you if you follow me first"!!
I'll keep in mind the tips about the question we can ask at the end of our posts, it makes the content more interesting because it's more interactive. You're right.
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I couldn't agree more with the karma thing in terms of blog following. I occasionally get requests on our comments that say, "follow me, I'll follow you." It feels too much inflated for me and I only wanna be true to the contents I choose to follow. I'd rather have small group of followers who truly love what we do than fake ones who'd like to boost up online popularity. We just don't go that way.
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Great advice! I'm just starting mine, and have been trying to come up with a posting schedule.
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I am glad you guys found it useful =) Yes, the most important one is to be yourself. Thanks guys.
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I have a question though, how do I get my comments box to show up like yours? I have embedded it but it is not showing up in my blog. I have been fustrated at this problem for a long time now.
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I know it sounds a little complicated, but it’s quite easy. I am going to write a more detailed post about this later... since there are rules and guidelines that you must set. I will let you know when it is up. Please stay tuned and thank you for asking...
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